Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Monday said the 2017-18 budget, which he presented in the assembly last week, will set a new "benchmark". ....

The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Monday demanded a CBI probe into JNU student J. Muthukrishnan's suicide and sought suspension of the teachers of Centre for Historical Studies, of which he was a student, to prevent them from influencing the investigation. ....

The Allahabad Nagar Nigam (ANN) authorities on Sunday night sealed two slaughter houses, which were operating despite a ban order. ....

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday directed senior officials of the state to prepare a roadmap for "good governance and transparency" for all departments. ....

Four persons were arrested after 10 human skeletons were found in a house in West Bengal's Burdwan district on Monday, the police said. ....

Media persons on duty at sensitive places in Haryana will get body protectors and helmets to ensure their safety during violence, a top officer said on Monday. ....

The opposition BJP disrupted proceedings in the Bihar assembly on Monday demanding the arrest of ruling Janata Dal-United's suspended legislator Mewalal Choudhary for alleged irregularities in the appointment of staff members in the Bihar Agriculture University. ....

Unhappy with the functioning of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) has started expanding its base with an aim to contesting the 2019 state assembly elections independently. ....

The Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) led by Chief Minister N Biren Singh won floor test with the support of 32 of the total 60 MLAs in Manipur assembly. ....

In a major blow to opposition YSR Congress Party in Andhra Pradesh, its leader Y.S. Vivekananda Reddy was defeated by the ruling TDP candidate in the state legislative council elections. ....